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The recent warm weather, especially on Wednesday was nice and Spring-like but it came with a cost. Here’s a photo of the Empire State Plaza ice rink Wednesday afternoon, which was closed due to the warm temps.
OGS spokeswoman Heather Groll explained that the rink has had to be closed on a couple of days this year — especially if temperatures soar into the fifties or if it rains since the surface simply gets too slushy to skate on or even to groom.
The rink was open for the weekend, where it drew a good crowd when some Olympic bobsledders had one of their sleds on display. She said the facility has been getting a lot of use, with people ranging from state workers on lunch breaks (it’s been particularly popular with members of the Governors Office of Employee Relations) to groups of local home schoolers who bring their kids on group outings.
The rink should reopen as soon as temperatures fall back to normal wintry levels.

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